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The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
The Foreman Was too Busy.

1t was shortly after the typos had re-
turnt Il from dinner that a young Palatka
miss. after inspecting the various points
of interest in THE PALATKA NEWS COM
posing room, brightly stepped up to the
foreman. and smiling sweetly, said:
MIR. c., won't you please show
me how to set type Mr.. c.
very busy, but he could not resist the
persuasive smile that illuminated the
pretty face, and taking a fresh bite of
plug and wiping the perspiration from
his massive brow, he confusedly an
swered: ''Well-let me see-well, GER
tainly, come over to- this case" Picking
up composing stick, he began:
This is the a-box, this is the b-box,
this is the c-box, this is the d-bOx, this is
the
Office boy interrupts.-''Mr. G.,
the managing editor wants to know
about that copy" Tell him / have
Murphy on the murder; Giles ON the
burglary but 1 had to stop the inter
State commerce, as it is SO mixed up"
Now this is the a-box. this is the b.
box, this is the c-box, this is the d-bOx,
this is the -
Green boy at case-'.Mr. c. do you
spell canoe with k" mo, you pud-
den-head. spell it with small C. You
ought to canoe that" (cries of oh,
chestnut" and rapping of sticks.)
My dear, excuse mel mean Miss
doth smiled sheepishly) this is the a-box.
this is the b-box, this is the c-bOx, this is
the d-bOx, this is the -"
Slug 40-''Mr. c. How about John
L. Sullivan" Put big head on
him; and say, Smithers, put Mrs.
Browns new baby in small caps"
Now, Miss, will try again. This is
the a-box. this is,the b-box-tto one of the
typos stop that whistling Muggins-this
is the a-box, this is-who's that smoking?
This is the a-box, this is the b-box, this
is the c-box, this is the"
Slug 19-Mr. G., what will 1 do with
Miss Lucy Stone, George Francis Train
and Grover Cleveland" You may put
Lucy on the dead rack, lead out Train
and al 'Screamers;' Cleveland is
solid"
THE NEWS is live paper, Miss,
and we are very particular. 1 will be-
gin again. This is the box, there is a
(dog fight in the street, all hands rush
to the windows) come, come, tend to
business. This is the a-box, this is the
focal editors voice) stop that mar
riage." This is the a-box "a chorus of
voices yell out time" at the same
moment a crash of falling type is heard-)
What, a galley of market" pied
Thun--, oh, 1 beg pardon Miss, but
this is busy day in the THE News
office, if you will come some other day.
say Sunday when the boys are at church.
or off fishing, L will try and show you
how to set type Good day" Exit |
pretty Miss with a sad smile
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
A Pleasant Lemon Drink.

Lemon Elixir is prepared from the
fresh juice of Lemons. combined with
other vegetable liver tonics. cathartics
aromatic stimulants and blood purifiers.
Fifty cents and one dollar per bottle
Sold by druggists generally and by all
wholesale druggists.
Prepared by III. MOTLEY, VI. D., At
lanta. Ga.
For biliousness and constipation take
Lemon Elixir.
For indigestion and foul stomach take
Lemon Elixir.
For sick and nervous headache take
Lemon Elixir.
For sleeplessness and nervousness take
Lemon Elixir.
For loss of appetite and debility take
Lemon Elixir.
For fevers, malaria and chills, take
Lemon Elixir.
Lemon Elixir Will not fail you in any
of the above named diseases. all of which
arise from torpid or disc .sed liver.
Sold by Rudolf Kersting.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
PERSONALS.

Mr.. o. 5. Benson. of the Ocean Steam
ship Line. is in town, a guest of the Sar-
atOga.
Mr.. A. III. Meanwhile, editor of the
popular Florida Dispatch, was in town
yesterday, and gave us pleasant call
He reports the Dispatch in fiourishing
condition.
Hon. Chas. Dougne.ty, member of
Congress from this district, passed
through the city yesterday, en- route for
Georgia, where he goes to visit relatives
at his old home.
Mr.. j. R. McMullen. the Associated
Press operator here, who has been ill of
fever for several days, was reported
mending last night. Mr.. Heston, the
telegraph manager, is standing up to his
double duty manfully. The thanks of
THE PALATKA News are due to Mrs.
Heston for her able work on our specials
which left nothing for the editor to puz-
zle over.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22

This popular saloon has just been com
pletely overhauled and refitted, and is
now one of the handsomest and cosiest
places of the kind to be found in Florida
The ceiling is painted in French gray,
while the walls are lilac, colored, which
with tire fine tile floor, makes a splendid
appearance. The wood work is finished
in hard oil, and all the furniture is We
neered. Not the least attractive feature
of this saloon is the wine room, filled
with a large and choice stock of wines
and liquors Mr.. Jos Lynn is the pro-
prietor of the establishment. and the bar
is presided over by Tom Ray, one of the
best ''mixolOgists'' in the South and
everybody's friend.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
Military BallOOninS.

New Orleans Times Democrat.
Three of the European powers. France,
Germany and Russia, are credited with
having made of late important advances
in military aerOnautics. The two first
named are supposed to be in possession
of an invention by means of which a
balloon may be guided in any direction;
while Russia, il Is reported, has a supply
of lair tOrpedoes. which may be
launched through the air with As much
precision as an ordinary torpedo through
the water, and which carry 500 pounds
of dynamite.
This Russian invention, if it exists. is
not of such startling character as may
appear at first sight. 1t is not one of
those inventions that revolutioniZe war.
1t partakes somewhat of the character
of shell, the unusual size of which
would be counterbalanced in some meas
ure by the comparative slOwness of its
flight.
1t will be far otherwise. however, if
the rumOr which credits the French and
the Germans with having solved the
problem of aerial navigation should
prove to be well founded. Then war
will be revolutioniZed with a vengeance
and will assume a character wholly diff
ferent from any with which men have.
SO far, been familiar. Let it once be
shown that a BALI can be guided in
any direction and at "A moderately rapid
pace at the will of the aerOnaut. and not
only fortress but fleets and armies be-
come useless. The balloon would be
practically safe against attacks from be-
low. \ chance rifle bullet might indeed.
reach it; but neither the heavy guns of
fleet or fortress, nor the field guns of an
army could be elevated to the necessary
angle for striking the aerial assailant.
~ haI fGt Inft
drop his hundred weights of dynamite
upon ships, troops or forts, and con-
template the havoc at leisure through
his field glass.
OF course all countries would be soon
supplied with such balloons, and the
poets vision of the nations airy nayies
graphing in the central blue would be
realized. This would be interesting and
satisfactory enough, if the airy navies
cOntented themselves with graphing in
the central blue; but it is pretty certain
that aerial warfare would not be con-
fined to such comparatively harmless
pastime. If France and Germany Were
at war, the airy navies of the two pow
ers would, no doubt. meet and engage
each other vigorously; but some balloons
would be kept III reserve on both sides.
and these would be quietly dispatched
by night, and evading in the darkness
the enemys aerial cruisers, and well furs
nished with dynamite. they would pro-
coed to make things uncomfortable for
peaceful promenaders on the boulevards
and the Inter den Linden.
Perhaps the fact that neither France
nor Germany has in any way slackened
the development of her ordinary mill
tary resources. may be taken as a suffi-
cient proof that neither has gone so far
toward the solution of the aerial prob
lem as has been believed in some quar-
tiers.
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Mark Twain's Scholarly Attachments.


People who know Samuel l.. Clemmens
only as Mark Twain. the humorist, have
no idea of the scholarly attachments of
the man. Reading his books of travels,
one gets only the impression of a news
paper man. A brilliant and witty one,
it is true, but with the shallow fippancy,
the careless irreverence that Is the char
acteristic of many journalists who hold
few things sacred, and would sacrifice
most things to point a funny paragraph.
Dora Wheeler, who has painted the por-
traits of most of the literary men and
women of to-day, painted Twain's not
long ago, and said of him that she had
never had among all her literary sitters.
one more thoughtful, learned or scho.-
arly. He would pass like "A flash from
the maddest and most irreverent wag-
gerry to grave discussion of abstruse
thought. and his favorite poet was-Blir-
able dictu-Robert Browning. III any
one can picture anything apparently
more at the antipodes of thought than
Twain's trenchant, obvious. aggressive
humor, and the subtle. interpretive, in
vOlved processes of Browning's mind.
they may be able to comprehend how
far one is from knowing a man solely
by his published work.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
Objected to the Masonic Emblem.


SAN ANTONIO. May 17.-E. J. Coyle.
editor and proprietor of the Southwest
Chronicle. "A staunch Catholic PAPER pub
llshed in this city, is tonight reclining
in the city prison.
The editors Offense consisted i'm visit
ing the old Alamo building. where the
heroes of Texas fought. BLEED and died
for freedom, and while there deliber-
ateiy MASKING a small stone statue of
There 4 into very small pieces with a
large hammer. which he carried with
him for that purpose. The editors ire
against the harmless statue was caused
10y Masonic emblem which had been
painted across its breast by some I'M
known person.
Coyle had made the matter a subject
for voluminous correspondence between
himself and the Governor. and also the
Mayor of the city, without having the
obnoxious emblem removed, and had
also threatened in his paper that if it
was not taken away some devout Cath
Ollie would lay violent hands ON it.
The statue is very common one made
of ordinary stone, but has occupied an
honored place within the historic old
pile for 100 years. 1t was placed there
10y the Jesuit priests before the war for
Texan independence had ever been
dreamed of.
Coyle was formerly member of Cor
dOn's Irish POntifical Volunteers. and
was later engaged in some kind of ex-
petition into Mexico. His last exploit
has occasioned a good deal of ridicule
among Catholics.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
BrO0ksyiIle.

Correspondence Of the PdIdtkd Nelrs.
BROWNSVILLE. FLA, May 81.
There was a large picnic and tourna-
ment at Darby, in this county. yester-
day. In the tournament Mr.. C. J. Bow
den, of this place, was the successful
knight.
The badly needed rains have come at
last-so have the watermelons and
peaches
Mr.. John f. King, our worthy tax
collectors just finishing his final report,
and out of sa3, 900. the aggregate taxes
of 1856, there remains but 81 200 not col
lected, and the whole amount of his tax
sale only S53J. This looks well for Her
nando County IXION.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
TALE OF A BAD MAN.
The Utterly Depraved Villain Teaches His
Betters Another Lesson.

New York sun
A tall. heavily built, loose jointed
man. in the free and easy dress common
i'm frontier towns, staggered up Centre
street and turned around on the park
side of Park Row at one O'Clock yester-
day afternoon. He spread CONSERVATION
among the women and children whom
he met. and even the men did not feel
entirely happy until after he had passed
by. for even the most obtuse could see
that he was b-a-ad all the way through
\ blue shirt. with a huge rolling collar.
covered his big chest, the bottoms of his
trousers were stuck in the tops of his
heavy cowhide boots. SLOUGH hat with
a gray cord and tassels was upon his
head, and he snapped his fingers reck-
lessly as he sauntered.
Anybody could see that he was a hard
hearted wretch, for this fact was written
IN his cold gray eyes, in his long black
moustache and in the wide belt that held
his trousers about his waist. Taken al
together he looked like a man who was
STEPPED To the lips in human gore. and
his appearance on such a bright Easter
Sunday seemed a shame and an outrage.
On the edge of the sidewalk, hundred
feet north of Mail street. sat a cripple
with his crutches before him and his tat
tered hat held out to passers by. The
hard-hearted villain eyed the cripple
with venomous stare. causing the lat
ter To shrink partly into the gutter.
Plough me with a 44-calibre bullet if
this amt tough" said the ruffian as he
thrust his hands into his pockets and
raised his shoulders until they were ON
level with his ears. Amt you got no
home:''
The cripple sadly shook his head.
Cant yer walk
Again the cripple shook his head.
There amt no Coney Island for YOU
this year or never: no bathin i'm the surf
or ridIn on the merry-go-rounds; there
amt nothin' for you but hard ridn'.
with mighty poor forage and more cuffs
than pettin, is there
The deadly rutfian's voice had some
how softened and there was "A moisture
i'll his eyes that was unaccountable in so
black a villain.
Il amt over rich myself" said the des-
peIadO, but if | war I'd help yer lots
But then | amt busted neither, and if
half dollar will make We any happier.
why, there it is, and may you always
find plenty of provender and drink
within seem distance. with no redskins
or emery beasts nearer than a thousand
miles"
The heartless rascal Tipped "A fifty-cent
piece into the crippie's lap and then swag
gered ON towards the post office. filling
all good and honest citizens with fear
and misgivings.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
POst-OlIice Directory.
OFFICE HOURS.

General Delivery-Open at SD a. M; closes
at D p. In.
Money Orler-Open at SD a M; closes at 4
D.
General Delivery on Sunday-From a. m. to
go a. m, and after arrival of Northern mail.
MAILS ARRIVE AND CLOSE
Northern mail arrives at 10. Is n m. and Eli
D. m; closes at 1913 a. m. and 40 y. IN.
Jacksonville mail arrives at 81 p. IN; closes
at 4.30 d. IN.
Southern mail arrives at Az a. m. and ll-1T
a. m; closes at 90 a. IN. and Id p
st. Augustine mail arrives at 9.2O "a. m and
500 D. M; closes mt 1850 u. IN. and 40 p. m.
valatka and Drayton Island mail arrives at
10 30 II. m; closes at LILO p. M
Palatka and Tocoi mail arrives at 1910 a. M;
closes at LILO p. m
Paatka and Daytona-AFrives ut Hos a. m,
leaves at LIS p. IN.
Florida Southern Railway arrives at 40 p
m; closes at 40 II. m.
Palatka and Bannersvile-Ar riyes every Sat
urtiay at Il NJ, and closes at Il. Is pm.
Northern mails ON Sunday close at 3.aD a. m.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
Our Bread Must BE Bnffered.
fernando News.

On Friday MIR. Saxon introduced bill
requiring all hotels and boarding houses
to label Oleomargerine bogus butter
when placed before bOarders.
We move that the bill be amended so as
To require Mr.. Saxon to introduce some
jersey cows into this section and keep
this market supplied with genuine butter.
Until the Jersey COW shall have become
more frequent and accessible. We shall
continue to shout for the poor mans but
ter, Oleomargerine-
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
How Modern Hymns Are Written.


Know that man: It's VIM. NJ. Doane
and he makes 100000 a year writing
hymns. or rather that's the royalty he
gets. He is engaged with Fay * Co,
but in his leisure moments he hunts
around and finds touching bit of poe
try and he words it into a hymn. Oh.
it's paying business; beats any kind of
writing / ever heard of. but its not ev-
erybody that can catch on to that sort of
style. It's harder than writing songs or
even Ledger stories or detective yarnsof
blood and thunder romances. You see.
a man must have some of the divine
affiatus mixed with a good deal of piety
in order to be a success as an hmnynOl-
ogist. He lives in fine residence on
Mt. Auburn and some time ago he had
falling out with John Mitchell-some-
thing about boundary !line. They got
the matter in the courts, when Mitchell
said he'd fix him, so he erected long
row of three-story bricks right adjoining
He said he was going to put up a hum
dred. but he only got as far as seventy
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
In fear Of War.
Boston Transcript

n very significant sign is the constant
transmission of large sums of money
from Vienna. Berlin and Paris to Lon
don for safe keeping. That fact is in it
self more warlike one than any num-
Der of diplomatic or even military ru-
mOrS
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22

In consequence of the session of the : took
Exchange being limited 10 two hours, to-day's
market expected, was duh, with unimpor-
tant fluctuations except in one two stocks
Trailing, with the exception of some selling 10y
London of Northern Pacific stocks. was con-
fined almost entirely to the professional elc-
ment and changes in quotations UP Ia the
issue of the bank statement reflect only the
efforts of the room traders Ia scalp profit of
from Il to Il per cent for the day. With the
present bearish proclivity of the room ehc
market was heavy, at first, but upon the issue
of the bank statement, which was regarded as
favorable, there was considerable purchasing
for a time There wis no news of importance
10 effect values. There was considerable ac-
tivity in Erie, which il still the faVorite the
foreigners Texas Pacific also active,
Fort Worth and Denver was cOnspiCuOusly
weak hut recovered towards the Close, AT
which time Denver and Rio Grande, both com
mon and preferred, became a special feature
10y reason of its activity and strength.
The opening was dull and heavy, most stocks
showing slightly declines from last evenings
final figures Further insignificant losses were
made in the general list but Fort Worth and
Denver developed decided weakness. losing
Ia per cent. Toward the Close of the first hour
n better Telling prevailed and the market be-
came firm To strong with increased animation.
The Improvement WAS specially noticeable in
Texas Pacific, Denver and Rio Grande, san
francisco and Marshal Coal. There WAS no
further change and the close fairly active
and strong at the best prices of she day Al
are for fractib.Is only. States to-day aggr-
gute ~. tab shares.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
weather Indications.

East and Vest Florida and Ala
bdma, threatening ,ceather, light, local
rains, light, rariable winds, generally
easterly, nearly stationary temperature.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
A trust.


When company is formed for the
purpose of crushing a rival and swallow
ing it. bones and all, it seems queer that
il should call itself a Trust.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22

Miss Fletcher and Miss Giles. while
bathing with friends at Melrose, Thurs
day, got beyond their depth. Miss
Fletcher. a beautiful girl of Il, was
drowned, and Miss Giles was resuscita-
ted after two hours of hard work
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
MARkET REPORTS.
FlNANCIAL

NEW YORK. May 2l.-Exenange dull but I'M
changed. Money easy at td6. CIosing2 y Of
fered. Sub-Treasury, gold, sl55. go Suh-Treas-
ury, currency. Sl5.5l4 Governments dull but
firm TO strong-4 per cents, 2s14 9l0o- State
Ropds ueolecrad
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22

Putnam Chapter, No. 9. r. A. Masons.
Regular conversations second and fourth
Mondays of each month.
w. j. VINEGAR, NJ. f. III. p.
c. j. JOSEPH, Sec mhI1-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
Notice TO CITY Tax PAYERS.

KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-St. Johns
Lodge No. :. meets every Thursday even
ing at o'clot K.
w. o. WOLFF, X. of r. and s.
A. III. LOCKWOOD, G. c. my1S-W&Th
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22

Palatka Lodge. No. "a. F. & A. NJ.
Regular communications first and third
Friday of each month.
A. V. MOUNT, w. NJ.
E. c. Posi-, Secretary.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22

Best Butter % cents a tub at Henis
Petermann's my22-2t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22
SPECIAL NOTICES.

SPECIAL NOTICES.
For RENT-Marrion' Restaurant and
Hotel" Apply to r. r. REID. my22-tf
Mount Vernon Hams at Henis Peter
manns. my22-2t
For Chamois Skins and Sponges go to
the Central Drug Store my2l-6t
Cotton Seed Meal at lowest price at
ERTREES & Co. S. my21-2t
For Rats and Reaches use Manners
Paste. For sale at the Central Drug
Store. my21-6t
Fine PineappIes and Crystallized Fruit
at Merrydays. my21-2t
Now is the time to disinfect your prem
Uses. \ full line at the Central Drug
Store. my21-6t
All kinds Stock Peas at VERTREEs &
Co.'S. my21-3t
Auction-IIorse and Dray.
Saturday. May 81. 1887, at 1 o'clock. i'm
front of store ON Lemon street. opposite
Loeb's. Ii. l.. LILlENTHAL,
my20-3t Auctioneer.
Eight-ball sets Croquet at Cochran's
Book Store. $50. my2O-6t
Will job twenty-five dollars worth of
groceries or upwards cheap as any
grocer in town. Call and he CONVINCED,
at Hcnis Petermann's. my22-2t
Base Balls. Masks, Gloves. Bats, and
all kinds of base ball goods at Cochran's
Book Store. my2O-6t
Best Teas at 90 cents, at Henis Peter
manns. my22-2t
4 neat and comfortable ice cream par
Tor has Just been fitted up i'm the Bangor
House. corner of Lemon and First
streets. and the patronage of the public
il solicited. The very best of ice cream
served at ali hours. at 10 tents per plate.
my20-4t
TrovatOre Cigars. best i'm town, ) cents.
at Henis Petermann's. my222t
For RENT.-A two-story, six room
house on Madison street. Apply to
my1s-tf PaLATKA Ice FACTORY.
Notice to City Tax Payers.
The City Tax Books will close on the
31st inst. All delinquents after that
date will be advertised. f. S. Neck,
City Collector. my5-tjel
Orders received for putting in Water
Pipes at the store of EFT Lane, Contrac-
tor for the Water Works company,
Prices low and work guaranteed.
Mich 23-tf L. L. LANE.
For Sale.
Look Here! About two car loads good
seasoned lumber delivered i'm Palatka
for so per thousand. cash. Address
Horace F. Dent, Grove Park, Fla
mh17-tf
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.-St. Johns |
Lodge No. :. meets every Thursday even
ing at ; o'ciOt X.
w. o. WOLFF, X. of r. and s.
A. III. LOCKWOOD, c. c. my1S-W&Th |
Putnam Chapter, No. 9, r. A Masons- |
Regular conversations second and fourth |
Mondays of each month.
w. j. VINEGAR, NJ. f. III. p.
c. j. JOSEPH, Sec. mhI1-tf
Palatka Lodge. No. "a. F. & A. NJ
Regular communications first and third
Friday of each month.
A V. MOUNT, w. NJ
E. c. Posi-, Secretary.
Best Butter % cents a tub at Henis
4
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22

TrOvatore Cigars, best i'm town. cents.
at Henis Petermann's. my22-2t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22

For RENT.-A two-story. six room
house on Madison street. Apply to
my1s-tf PaLATKA Ice FACTORY.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22

Best Teas at 90 cents, at Henis Peter
mann's. my22-2t
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22

For RENT-MarriOn Restaurant and
Hotel" Apply to r. r. REID. my22-tf
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-05-22

Base Balls. Masks, Gloves, Bats, and
all kinds of base ball goods at Cochran's
Book Store. my20-6t